Author(s): Mick Manning,Brita Granstrom
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2017-04-01
Dimensions: 235 x 278 x 12mm
Publication City/Country: Hereford, United Kingdom
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, color

A handmade gospel hidden in a saint's coffin; a HUGE atlas that takes six people to lift it; a tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution; the original handwritten manuscript of Alice in Wonderland; books so rare and valuable they are kept in a bomb-proof store-room. The British Library is an amazing place!



From man-eating monsters and brave knights to wicked witches, lost children, haunted moors, magical creatures and flying machines award-winning duo Mick and Brita bring to life the amazing and extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of the largest library in the world - the BRITISH LIBRARY. LET'S GO INSIDE!